Find links to digital services for immigrant workers.
Find out more digital services for immigrant workers on the website of Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The UAE issued a guide titled ‘Know Your Rights’ to educate the labourers about their rights and obligations. The guide communicates seven key messages to immigrant workers. The messages are:
1.You are expected to sign your employment contract after arriving in the UAE.
2.The costs of the recruitment and travel, as well as the expenses for obtaining your residency permit in the UAE shall be borne by the employer with whom you have agreed to conclude a contract.
3. The terms and provisions of your employment contract must be consistent with the job offer you have signed in your country.
You are expected to:
4. maintain a copy of the job offer you have signed
5. contact Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) promptly, if the employer did not provide you with the agreed-upon job opportunity, or in case you did not receive your salary in full and on time
6. maintain your identification documents in a secure place.
7. You are entitled to leave your job at any time. However, you shall be fully aware of your legal obligations.
Find out more about your rights and obligations as an immigrant worker in the UAE. ‘Know Your Rights’ guide is available in the following languages:
Labour Claims and Advisory Call Centre
Workers can seek assistance for any labour-related grievances or legal matters by contacting MoHRE’s 'Labour Claims and Advisory Call Centre' on the toll-free number 80084.
The UAE has established offices in courts to provide legal support to workers in labour disputes and labour care units have been established across the UAE to provide protection for workers and raise their awareness on their rights.
Workers are exempt from paying litigation fees for claims less than AED 100,000. Articles 54 and 56 of the ‘UAE Labour Law’ spell provisions for individual labour disputes and collective labour disputes.
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